“How to achieve twice as much in half the time.” Sounds pretty good right? Almost sounds too good to be true, actually.

Well, if you’re Neen James, or one of her clients, or one of the fortunate few whose company was wise enough to tap into her brilliance, you already know that efficiency and productivity are well within the realm of possibility.

Neen’s latest book is about “being accountable for our time, engaging our attention and leveraging our energy.” It provides tested systems and processes that can enable you to enjoy a better quality of life, grow your business, advance your career, enjoy deeper relationships, build your reputation, increase your personal profile, and have the pleasure of reconnecting with friends, colleagues and family members.

My mother used to cut out articles that she thought would help me in some way and then mail them over with nice little hand-written note or personally introduce me to influential acquaintances who she thought could be potential mentors. Neen possesses the same kindhearted forethought and has updated the process with today’s technology.

6 minute theory- “If you invest 10% of every hour you will maximize the remaining 90% of that hour.”

“Concentrate on long-term goals and focus on short-term results.”

Not too many people can give you an hour anymore, “Host a tele-coffe or tele-cocktails.”

“Surround yourself with VIPs (Very Inspiring People) and eliminate VDPs (Very Draining People) from your life. VIPs can be friends, family members or business colleagues who are impressive to you, who inspire you to do better. Spending time with VIPs motivates and invigorates you and ultimately accelerates your productivity.”

Conscious Celebration theory: “We always have time to do what matters.”

“Make happiness and joy a priority.” – via Kim Woodsworth

“Workout when you wake up. Get it done early. No interruptions, no excuses– do it.”

“Associate your bed with sleep– Experts will tell you the only activities that belong in bed are sleep and sex. It’s not a good idea to use your bed to watch TV, listen to the radio or read excessively. Do not bring work to bed. ”

“Listen with your eyes.” – The invaluable lesson her neighbor, Donovan, taught her when he was only 5 years old.

“Once you have mastered time, you will understand how true it is that most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year- and underestimate what they can achieve in a decade. ” – via Tony Robbins